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Old Timer
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Topic: ILCA drop LPE as a builder Posted: 01 Apr 19 at 9:27pm |
Just looks like a power battle between the class and the builder.
Whilst they fight RS are flogging loads or Aeros.
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CT249
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 02 Apr 19 at 2:33am |
At a district association AGM this weekend a member of ILCA's committee alleged that LPE was the cause of the long delays in the introduction of changes intended to make the gear last longer, like the big rig radial sail and the carbon topmast. This has long been a complain from similar quarters.
While personal feelings against LPE's owner can be seen, this appears to have been more than a power struggle per se,
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Old Timer
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 02 Apr 19 at 8:42am |
Either way it would be much better if they could all work together in the mutual interests of the class ...
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Cirrus
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 02 Apr 19 at 9:57am |
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'Laser' saga (and yes it really does 'keep on giving' etc) has all the
features to become a standard case study for students of the future ! Can't really but encourage those eyeing its ‘special’ market position .... like RS. But then they and their imitators should perhaps be wary of Olympic selection ... it is not always associated with commercial success ! I still expect the Laser to be retained though .. with maybe some enforceable supply caveats for a cycle or two yet. Ultimately it does not really matter which boat is selected – none of them will get the public to suddenly follow the racing on TV any more than the current Laser... Sailing in small single-hander dinghies of this broad type is always going to remain primarily a participant sport. Edited by Cirrus - 02 Apr 19 at 7:04pm |
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jeffers
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 02 Apr 19 at 12:42pm |
Still nowhere near as many Lasers get sold worldwide though.
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Paul
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 02 Apr 19 at 6:33pm |
5 Aeros a week !
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Strangler
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 02 Apr 19 at 10:21pm |
Tucked in at the end of this page https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/215866/Oh-Yeah-Giddy-Up "Little boats now, and seeing as the contenders for the Olympic Singlehander have been having their evaluations in Spain of late, I could not help but notice this latest furore over the Laser. Naturally, you would think that this is not a good time for one of the builders to have their licence revoked, given that a lot of the criteria around the choice will involve Anti-Trust issues. In talking with an expert who has followed the Olympics, and their classes, for over 20 years it seems that is not a new thing, but the result of an ILCA inspector being turned away from Laser Performance (LPE) quite some time ago, and that LPE was warned as far back as 12 months ago. It is further alleged that LPE principal, Fazhad Rastegar, has written stating that the Police would be called if said inspectors turned up at the factory again. As inspection forms part of the terms of agreement to build, the outcome seems sort of obvious." |
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 02 Apr 19 at 10:36pm |
This has been posted on SA. I haven't been able to find it on any Laser Performance web site, and so I have no idea whether its genuine or an elaborate spoof.
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CT249
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 19 at 4:25am |
Compared to 31 Lasers a week. Great going, but although Laser sales have dropped from about 5000 to less than 2000 over the last few years, the Laser is still out-selling the Aero very comfortably. The 420, incidentally, is selling 6 a week. It's also interesting to wonder how sales of new classes will hold up long term. The 100 seems to have been selling at over two per week for some time, then dropped to 1 per week within four years of launch. The Feva has only dropped from 600 to 500 - good going. The Tera (which like the Feva and Aero seems like a very nice boat) has dropped its annual sales by 50% in a few years. I'm not taking potshots at Aeros, merely wondering how long initial sales hold up in new sailing classes. My other main class sold 15 a week last year, with about six a week in Australia alone. It's a re-launch, so whether it will gain steam or slow down as demand is satisfied remains unknown. I'm not at all sure that my class will keep on selling at the same rate, although it may maintain or increase it. The same surely applies to the Aero. Edited by CT249 - 03 Apr 19 at 4:41am |
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jeffers
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 19 at 6:29am |
Its on their official Facebook page so is likely legit (https://www.facebook.com/LaserPerformanceSailboats/posts/10157089001558426)
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Paul
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